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Wicked Kitchen

Objective

When Wicked Kitchen expanded to the United States they reached out to us to help them expand their brand beyond the packaging and core brand that was created in the UK. We worked with them on various touchpoints including but not limited to, photography, content creation, print, environmental, social and more.

Capabilities

Art Direction

Brand Identity

Brand Strategy

Campaign Design

Content Creation

Digital Media

Editorial

Email

Environmental

Illustration

Packaging

Photography

Print Collateral

Social Media

Wicked Kitchen is on a mission to help people eat more plants.

The art direction for the photography was aimed at portraying the chef-crafted story of Wicked. Action and dynamic movements were incorporated in the imagery to express that the plant-based meal offerings are anything but ordinary.

Chocolate waffle cone with ice cream drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with falling nuts on a black background.
Spoon with splashing yellow sauce against black background.
Ice cream in a black bowl with falling chocolate chips and mint leaves against a black background.
Three hands holding spoons with chunky salsa against a black background.
Stir-fry noodles with vegetables and sauce in a pan over flames, black background.
Gourmet cheeseburger with lettuce, jalapeño, and barbecue sauce.
Whole wheat pizza with spinach, cherry tomatoes, and cheese on a slate serving board.
Hand taking a slice of pizza with pepperoni, jalapeños, and cheese.
Ice cream container labeled "Wicked Kitchen Birthday Cake" with a lit black candle on top, surrounded by cake pieces and colorful sprinkles against a black background.
Large building facade with a billboard advertisement for Wicked Kitchen featuring the text 'It's Good to Eat Wicked' and an image of noodles with vegetables.
Billboard with a large sandwich image and text 'Wicked Kitchen - Plant-Based Never Tasted So Good' with a cyclist passing by.
Bus stop advertisement featuring Wicked Kitchen noodles with text "HERE FOR THE NOODS." A hand holds chopsticks lifting noodles from a Wicked Kitchen cup.
Wicked Kitchen advertisement featuring a frying pan with sizzling vegetables and noodles, above flames, with the text "Make Dinner So Flippin' Easy."
Wicked Kitchen promotional box with food items, socks, notebook, pen, and stickers.
Wicked Kitchen plant-based pizza advertisement with colorful vegetable toppings, featuring the text 'Grab Your Slice & More', promoting plant-based meals and encouraging investment in sustainable food.
Two Wicked Kitchen flyers promoting dairy-free products with images of ice cream and savory dishes, one offering a $1.50 off coupon.

Using disruptive messaging and large appetizing visuals drove consumers and peers to visit the Wicked Kitchen food truck at ExpoWest and on its road trip post-event.

Food truck at night with palm trees and string lights, featuring bold signage "A Punch in the Tastebuds."
Food truck with colorful branding, surrounded by palm trees, people ordering food. Large sign reads "A Punch in the Tastebuds." Prominent "W" on top, indicating the name or theme. Open service window with staff interacting with customers.
Graphic of a food truck with "Wicked Kitchen" branding, featuring a large "W" with horns. The side has phrases like "A Punch in the Tastebuds" and "Grab Veg by the Bulbs." Images of vibrant food, mainly vegetables, are displayed. The theme is vegan and plant-based cuisine.
Food truck with "Wicked Kitchen" branding and imagery of plant-based ice cream with strawberries.
Illustration of sliding doors with "Wicked Kitchen" logo. Yellow caution tape reads "Wicked Flavors Ahead," "100% Delicious, 100% Plant-Based."
Wicked Kitchen golden tickets for a special food truck event, featuring plant-based foods, running from March 9-11 between the Hilton and Marriott.
Wicked Kitchen food stand with pickup only signs, workers behind the counter, and drink coolers on the right.
Neon sign with a stylized letter 'W' in yellow on a circular background.

We gave this concession stand at Target Center in Minneapolis a Wicked transformation with dark-wood textures, neon signs, and playful messaging to help communicate the plant-based messaging in a consumer-friendly tone.

Wicked Kitchen display with a freezer containing packaged foods and a refrigerator filled with drinks. The wall has 'Wicked Kitchen' and 'Animal Free Zone' written on it, promoting vegan and plant-based products.
Neon sign with text "plant powered"
Sign reading "Wicked Kitchen" with a knife graphic, mounted on a brick wall indoors.
Green letter 'V' with stylized horns on a transparent background.
"Alley-Oops Don't Forget the Napkins" text graphic in bold yellow and white letters on a black background.
"Animal Free Zone" text in bold white and black font with a yellow outline.
"100% Plant-Based Goodness" text in bold black letters on a yellow background.
A street mural with four adjacent panels promoting vegan food. The first panel features a vegan ice cream bar with strawberries. The second has the text "Vegan food for meat eaters". The third shows a vegan burger and the text "Make it Wicked". The fourth depicts noodles and vegetables in a skillet with the text "100% animal free". A person walks in front.
Black T-shirt with white text "IT'S GOOD TO EAT WICKED" and a small "W" logo below.
Green t-shirt with 'SHIITAKE HAPPENS' text
Black tote bag with "Eat More Plants" text
Cover and open pages of "Wicked Chef Catering Guide" showing plant-based recipes, including grilled corn and mushroom satay.

Utilizing the brand’s photography, color palette, and fonts to create this guide for UK food service consumers help tell the culinary story of the brand and educate the consumer about plant-based meal solution.

Open cookbook featuring vegan recipes, with one page highlighting text about award-winning plant-based solutions and the other showing a dish with vegetables.
Magazine pages featuring Wicked Kitchen's non-dairy ice cream products, including Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookie Dough, and Vanilla ice cream, alongside a promotion for Ice Dream Sandwiches with an image of stacked cookies and creamy filling.

This manifesto is a who’s who in the mushroom world. Designed as a dossier of mushroom characters with a corresponding recipe for each, this guide helps everyone dive into the world of mushrooms.

Mushroom Manifesto book cover and open pages with mushroom recipes and Portobello mushroom information.
An open book spread with text discussing the benefits of mushrooms, sustainability, and meat alternatives, and images of different mushrooms including Portobello, King Trumpet Oyster, Cluster Oyster, and Shiitake. The section is titled 'La Famiglia.'"
Open cookbook showing a recipe for Chipotle Mushroom Steak Tacos with an image of tacos filled with mushrooms, vegetables, and sauce on the left and the written recipe on the right page.
Cookbook pages featuring a recipe for Portobello Shawarma with tzatziki and harissa. Image of shawarma in pita with vegetables.

As a follow up to the previous manifesto, this manifesto helped educate readers about all the ways mushrooms can help the planet and not all just by eating and of course included recipes as well.

"Mushroom Manifesto II" book cover with an open page; covered book with black sleeve; visible text about mushrooms with a photo of different mushroom varieties and a chopping board with cooked mushrooms.
Open book with articles about mushrooms. Left page discusses mushrooms providing clothing and shelter; includes a large skillet image. Right page discusses mushrooms keeping people sane with text on historical and modern uses.
Finnegan's Wicked Kitchen Twisted Berry Vegan Wheat Ale can

A neon sign design helps reinforce the Wicked brand in this collab with Finnegan’s Brewery which was also featured at the Target Center concession stand.

Promotional flyer for a Wicked BBQ event hosted by Wicked Kitchen and Finnegans. It takes place on Tuesday, May 3rd from 4-8 pm at Finnegan's Patio. The event launches Twisted Berry Vegan Wheat Ale, with proceeds benefiting Spring Farm Animal Sanctuary. It is sponsored by companies like Amai, Baker's Field, and others.
Stack of black business cards with the brand name 'Wicked Kitchen' and contact details in white and yellow text, featuring a debossed 'W' logo.